FRC 211 - Tommy Jarrell Volume 1: Recordings from the collection of Jerry Epstein | Tommy Jarrell

FRC 211 - Tommy Jarrell Volume 1: Recordings from the collection of Jerry Epstein

by Tommy Jarrell

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of FRC 750 - Luther Davis & Hus Caudill - Old-Time Galax-Style Twin Fiddling recorded by Tom Carter & Blanton Owen, FRC 747 - Hus Caudill - Old-Time Alleghany County Fiddling recorded by Tom Carter & Blanton Owen, FRC 745 - Luther Davis - Old-Time Galax Fiddling recorded by Tom Carter & Blanton Owen, FRC 742 - Yvon Mimeault - Reissue of Y'était temps!, FRC 734 - Bill Hensley - Wayne County, WV Banjo Player & Ballad Singer, FRC 800 - A Survey of Traditional Music from the North American Traditions Collection, FRC 738 - John Dee Kennedy of Pawnee, Oklahoma (From the collection of Brad Leftwich and Linda Higginbotham, FRC 737 - John Rector - Galax Fiddle & Banjo (Tom Carter & Blanton Owen recordings), and 107 more. , and , .

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	1.	Piney Woods Gal 02:33
	2.	Dance All Night With a Bottle in Your Hand 02:51
	3.	Careless Love 03:47
	4.	Cacklin' Hen 04:12
	5.	Walking in My Sleep 05:07
	6.	Old Buck 02:44
	7.	John Henry (T.J. banjo solo) 01:49
	8.	Texas Gals 03:26
	9.	Little Stream of Whiskey 03:46
	10.	Sail Away Ladies 02:11
	11.	Devil in the Strawstack 00:59
	12.	Soldier's Joy 03:10
	13.	Arkansas Traveler 02:20
	14.	The Bravest Cowboy 02:13
	15.	Fisher's Hornpipe 01:35
	16.	Say Darling Say 02:52
	17.	Back Step Cindy 02:02
	18.	Sally Ann 01:52
	19.	Jimmy Sutton 02:03
	20.	Rockingham Cindy 03:06
	21.	Cider 03:01
	22.	Richmond Cotillion 01:42
	23.	Peek a Boo Waltz 02:10
	24.	Drunken Hiccups 06:39
	25.	Pretty Polly 04:07
	26.	Suzanna Gal 02:49
	27.	Ducks on the Millpond 01:21

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By the early 1980s, Tommy Jarrell was known around the world as the grand figure of the Round Peak fiddling and banjo-playing tradition of Surry County, North Carolina. And thanks to his gregarious nature, sharp mind and desire to share, thousands of people had met him and considered him to be the living definition of the southern rural musician. Of course, Tommy represented one set of styles among many in the south. But how well he represented it! He welcomed visitors into his home. He relished traveling and meeting people. He appeared at festivals around the country. In 1984, he agreed to ride hundreds of miles to Pinewoods Camp in Massachusetts to be on the staff of American Music & Dance Week, hosted by the Country Dance & Song Society of America. Tommy moved into an old house at camp, complete with a pot of beans and fatback that simmered all week. Each day, he held forth on the porch, rather than conducting formal classes. He played at a concert or two in the evenings. The music you hear on these albums was recorded by Jerry Epstein. Mike Seeger and I accompanied Tommy, who was at a high point of creativity and virtuosity just months before the end of his life. Included are unforgettable renditions of “Jimmy Sutton” and “Drunken Hiccups”, and the story behind “Sail Away Ladies”. – Paul Brown

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released November 12, 2015

Tommy Jarrell (fiddle 1-17, 19-27, banjo 18, vocal 3, 5, 10, 12, 19, 21, 23-24, 26-27), Mike Seeger (guitar 1-6, 8-9, 14, 16, 18-20, 25-27, finger pick banjo 21-22, mouth harp 17, vocal 16, 25-26), Paul Brown (banjo 1-6, 8-9, 12-14, 16-17, 19-23, 25-27 fiddle 18, vocal 9, 16)

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